January 28, 2018

1 John 3:4-6

LET NO ONE LEAD YOU ASTRAY

Christ and knowledge of him are vainly pretended, except there be newness of life. For Christ is never dormant where he reigns, but the Spirit renders effectual his power. And it may be rightly said of him, that he puts sin to flight, not otherwise than as the sun drives away darkness by its own brightness. But we are again taught in this place how strong and efficacious is the knowledge of Christ; for it transforms us into his image.~ John Calvin

February 11, 2018

1 John 3:11-15

BECAUSE WE LOVE THE BROTHERS

Eternal life is evidenced not only in a general love for all humankind, but in a particular love for our brothers and sisters in Christ. The authentic followers of Jesus Christ hunger for Christian fellowship. They do not give up meeting together, but delight to worship and pray together, and to talk together on spiritual topics, while their personal relationships with each other are marked by unselfish and caring love.~ John Stott

February 25, 2018

1 John 3:19-24

GOD IS GREATER THAN OUR HEART

To make sense and feeling the judges of our spiritual conditions, what is it but to make ourselves happy and miserable, righteous and unrighteous, saved and damned in one day, aye, one hour? What is it but to toss the soul to and fro, and to expose it to a labyrinth of fear and scruples?~ Thomas Brooks

December 10, 2017

1 John 2:7-11

December 24, 2017

1 John 2:15-17

DO NOT LOVE THE WORLDWe all profess that we are bound for heaven, immortality, and glory: but is it any evidence that we really design it if all our thoughts are consumed about the trifles of this world, which we must leave behind us, and have only occasional thoughts of things above.~ John Owen

January 21, 2018

1 John 2:28-3:3

CHILDREN OF GOD

The truth of our Lord’s return is one of the most precious truths the Bible contains. It fills the heart of the believer with joy, and girds him with strength for the battle. It lifts him above the sorrows and fears and necessities and trials and ambitions and creed of the world and makes him in all things more than conqueror.~ R.A. Torrey